Button and Latch

Button

Button noun - A round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes.

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Latch and button are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Latch" instead the word "Button" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: buttoned, buttoning

Latch noun - Catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove.

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Button and latch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Button" instead the word "Latch" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: latched, latching

In Charlie Murder some enemies will latch on to a player, causing the player to run around the screen as the enemy gnaws them to death until they mash the right button.

Source: Press X to Not Die aka: Quick Time Event
Holding the "fire" button down only changes the damage it deals to enemies; if you're aiming for someone's head, or something for your rope arrow to latch onto, it's just irrelevant.

Source: Video Game / Tomb Raider (2013)
The gun simply called Lightning Gun fires a constant stream of electricity that seeks out enemies around corners and will latch onto them, allowing you to just hold the fire button until they are destroyed.

Source: Video Game / Axiom Verge

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